Candidate race 10 - 12 February 2006

Note these dates in your diary! This is when Rally Norway will arrange its candidate race which will in all probability give the green light for Rally Norway to arrange a WRC round in Norway in 2007.

FIA is scrutinising its regulations concerning the period allowed for WRC rounds. The teams hopes to be able to compress the competition in order to save expenses. In its proposal Rally Norway has planned for the event to be arranged over three days. But we have an additional proposal where it is compressed into two days.

It is certain, though, that the candidate race will be arranged one week after the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, which will be held one week earlier than normal. The reason for this is that the Olympic Games in Turin will be opening the same weekend as our candidate race. But that is a "clash" we fear not. The particularly enthusiastic rally public in Norway will ensure a festive atmosphere during the candidate race weekend.